This dress cost sixty-eight thousand yuan, and she couldn't pay for it. She didn't damage the dress either, so she refused to take the blame.
Mrs. Zhao seemed a little guilty, but then retorted arrogantly. "What did you say? How come it's me who damaged this clothing? It's you who did that! You can't hurl the blame at me! Are you trying to force me to pay for it?"
Nobody had seen her damaging the clothing, except for Zhuang Tianmei. As long as she refused to admit it, Zhuang Tianmei couldn't do anything about it.
Precisely because no one else had seen that, they weren't sure whether it was really Mrs. Zhao who damaged it. As a result, no one stood out for Zhuang Tianmei.
Even if Zhuang Tianmei's colleagues trusted her, without evidence and since they were also competitors, none of them defended her.
However, from Mrs. Zhao's reaction, Gu Ning could tell it was Mrs. Zhao who damaged the clothing.